This portable robot uses its robotic arm and smart tech to map 3D coordinates to clean to perfection. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Robot, Toilet, Robot Arm, and Tech
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Toyota is testing its robot on 5G
Toyota says 5G will pave the way for robots in real-world scenarios, like environmental disasters and health care. Read more…More about Robot, Wireless, Toyota, Humanoid, and 5g
View More Toyota is testing its robot on 5GRobot couriers scoop up early-stage cash
Much of the last couple of decades of innovation has centered around finding ways to get what we want without leaving the sofa. But there’s a catch: We can’t lie around ordering pizzas if someone still has to deliver them.
View More Robot couriers scoop up early-stage cashThis gaming robot will fight other robots IRL and in AR
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Reach Robotics have designed the world’s first gaming robot called MekaMon that battles in real life and in augmented reality. Read more…
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View More This gaming robot will fight other robots IRL and in ARGoogle is closing its Schaft robotics unit after failing to find a buyer
Sad news for anyone into giant robots: Google is closing down Schaft, its secretive unit that develops bipedal robots aimed at helping out in disaster efforts and generally looking badass. The news was first reported by Nikkei, but Google confirmed to TechCrunch that the business will be shuttered. It said it is helping staff find new roles, […]
View More Google is closing its Schaft robotics unit after failing to find a buyerThe Da Vinci Drawmaton is a blast from the Renaissance
Robert Sabuda makes mechanical books – pop up books with mechanical features that make them move and change while you read them – and he’s made it to the top of the New York Times best seller list multiple times. Now he’s taking on a new challenge: rebuilding and selling a version of Leonardo da […]
View More The Da Vinci Drawmaton is a blast from the RenaissanceThis robotic cowboy is making cattle herding much safer
Robotic cattle drivers do exist and they are being deployed across Cargill’s plants in the U.S. and Canada. The company hopes that the robotic cowboys will improve safety in its facilities because there will be no need for staff to be in close proximi…
View More This robotic cowboy is making cattle herding much saferAnki Vector review: A tiny robot with a big personality
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Anki Vector
$249.99
The Good
Personality shines through • Great graphics for facial expressions • Sleek black-and-gold paint job
The Bad
Knowledge base does not compare to that of Alexa or Google Assistant • Can’t link to smart home devices
The Bottom Line
Anki’s Vector has a winning personality, and the small robot is built for durability. But it’s weak on answering questions and lacks a real purpose, other than distraction.
Mashable Score4.0
Cool Factor5.0
Learning Curve5.0
Performance3.0
Bang for the Buck3.0
Back in August, I got to see Vector, the first smart home robot from Anki. And after a very successful Kickstarter campaign, Vector is here. Read more…
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How to build STEM toys
On chilly Saturday mornings my father would fire up the kerosene heater and get the back of our garage warm. He’d turn on the old radio, constantly tuned to the local public radio station, and Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me or Harry Shearer would come on, clearing away the static like a gust of wind […]
View More How to build STEM toysThe dancing Boston Dynamics robot is even scarier when set to ‘SexyBack’
If you thought it was scary enough when the Boston Dynamics robot dog SpotMini danced its robot ass off to “Uptown Funk,” you ain’t seen nothing yet.
Turns out, SpotMini’s menacing moves are even more upsetting when set to the funky, eerie tune of Ju…
Boston Dynamics ‘parkour’ robot took more than 20 attempts to nail it
Boston Dynamics have released another impressive robot video. This time it’s the humanoid Atlas attempting ‘parkour’.
But before you freak out in awe, Boston Dynamics have cautioned that it took 20 attempts to get it right. The big robot takeov…
Looks like the first U.S. robot brothel isn’t happening … yet
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The U.S. won’t get its very first “robot brothel” after all.
The Houston City Council amended an ordinance to prevent a company called KinkySdollS from opening a showroom where people could have, um, intimate relations with realistic sex dolls.
The dolls sell for anywhere from $2,500 to $10,000, with optional “body heat” and AI voice options. (Can’t … unread.) It’s like Westworld, but so, so much sadder.
The amendment — which doesn’t make it illegal to sell the dolls, only to “test” them (oh god why) at the showroom — was passed unanimously Wednesday by city council members, including Greg Travis, who, reports the AP, called the brothel “weird” and “gross.” Read more…
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